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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| CC starfish and invertabrite loss? | 2/10/2012 | marcus |
| Q: A month and a half ago (Christmas) my family set up a 36 gallon salt water tank FOWLR. I cycled ... A: well, im really stumped on this one, the only thing i can think of is that the tank was used ... | ||
| about barnacle. | 2/10/2012 | David Francis |
| Q: its a small but important question for me,i have 2 live rocks in my aquarium ,its fully covered with ... A: GoodBarnacles will not harm your aquarium fish. The only harm that could potentially be caused ... | ||
| Old fish ok. New fish dying. | 2/6/2012 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: I have had a 35g fish/invert tank established for 5 months now. Shortly after cycling I added a ... A: Sean, The biggest problem I see is you have loaded your tank much to quickly. These system's are ... | ||
| New fish dying. Old fish ok. | 2/6/2012 | marcus |
| Q: I have had a 35g fish/invert tank established for 5 months now. Shortly after cycling I added a ... A: first off, your tank is fairly full so i would suggest adding no more than 1 fish. i know it is ... | ||
| Live sand | 2/6/2012 | marcus |
| Q: Marcus, hi I have a 56 gallon freshwater tank that I'm going to be converting to salt very soon. I ... A: live sand is really a scam, it does hardly anything in a saltwater tank. you would be just as good ... | ||
| critters in my tank | 2/6/2012 | David Francis |
| Q: i have noticed a lot of small critters in the bottom of my saltwater tank im not sure if they are ... A: It doesn't sound like a bristle worm, perhaps they are flat worms or peanut worms, which are ... | ||
| Stressed fish | 2/5/2012 | David Francis |
| Q: I have a 47 gal. tall aquarium with 50 lbs. of live rock and 40 lbs. of live sand. After cycling the ... A: Sorry to hear of your troubles... For now, I would stop dosing the aquarium with the CaribSea ... | ||
| strange stinging worms in my marine aquarium | 1/27/2012 | marcus |
| Q: I had a quick look and if the answer to this question is posted, i missed it. I need to know as its ... A: donna, i am very sorry for the delayed reply i must have missed the email, you have bristle worms, ... | ||
| columbian sharks | 1/6/2012 | marcus |
| Q: i have 2 columbian sharks and they are about 5 inches long. i also have 3 barbs and a beta and some ... A: i dont happen to have as much knowledge in the freshwater hobby than the saltwater but i may be able ... | ||
| Marine Fish Capacity in 135G | 1/5/2012 | David Francis |
| Q: My 135G fish only marine tank has been set up since April 11 and currently have 12 fish. Water ... A: Sounds like you are doing everything right, therefore don't beat yourself up too bad. : ) Many ... | ||
| Webs | 1/3/2012 | David Francis |
| Q: My 100 gal salt water tank has been up for about 5 years now. Just recently it has started to grow ... A: Unfortunately the image that you have emailed to me does not clearly show the webs that you are ... | ||
| Pump/filter | 12/27/2011 | David Francis |
| Q: We are setting up a 125gal. saltwater tank and the tank comes with an overflow box. What kind of ... A: Regarding setting up your filtration system for your 125 gallon saltwater coral reef aquarium: I ... | ||
| Blue Sri Lanka Starfish | 12/22/2011 | marcus |
| Q: During a water change tonight I notice my starfish was missing a leg and had a host attached to it. ... A: off the top of my head i cannot think of what the parasite may be but what i do know is that you ... | ||
| set up tank | 11/30/2011 | David Francis |
| Q: First, what will happen to live sand if it freezes during shipping? Secondly I'm planning a 47 gal. ... A: I reside in California, however I am a member of the Wisconsin Reef Aquarium Society, I mention this ... | ||
| something is wrong with my seahorses | 11/27/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: Have been very successful at with taking care of a large reef tank for 8 years now with over 25 ... A: James, You need to start treating your tank now. We decided what is best right now is going ... | ||
| something is wrong with my seahorses | 11/26/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: Have been very successful at with taking care of a large reef tank for 8 years now with over 25 ... A: James, All your specs. are good. Let me do a little research on this and confer with a ... | ||
| Anenome? | 11/18/2011 | David Francis |
| Q: i recently purchased a small, already set- up saltwater aquarium, with live rock ( with many ... A: Nice to meet you. Anemones are extremely sensitive in regards to sudden changes in salinity. When ... | ||
| Coral Beauty | 11/6/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: I have a 55 gallon reef aquarium. My coral beauty has begun to have dark places around its eyes and ... A: Mikayla, I wouldn't worry too much unless the change continues. I think it probably got startled ... | ||
| Starting a 72 gal salt water tank | 11/1/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: What do we need to start a salt water tank? We are complete beginners but plan to have coral and a ... A: April, I did not forget you!!!!! I will answer your question more completely later today. I have ... | ||
| Brittle Seastar ill?? | 10/31/2011 | David Francis |
| Q: I have a 55 gallon tank with a brittle sea star, one shrimp,one leather coral. I have had the tank ... A: Good Morning Tracy, It sounds like you are doing everything perfectly fine to care for Herman. ... | ||
| Cloudy water on reef tanks | 10/11/2011 | marcus |
| Q: I have a 55 gl bowfront and a 45 gl reef tanks running on a 30 gl sump. Tanks have been set up for 4 ... A: the good thing about algae is it warns you when something is wrong with your tank. it could be high ... | ||
| bought a tank that was used as saltwater, converting to fresh water | 10/8/2011 | marcus |
| Q: my question is...what should i use to clean the tank, filter, and decoration(air-pump waterfall,fake ... A: if any cleaning is necessary at all i would suggest vinegar, as bleach if not fully rinsed will have ... | ||
| Unhappy Coral plus Other Problems | 10/6/2011 | marcus |
| Q: I'v been having trouble with my coral lately, most of them are closed or half close. Also, my candy ... A: it sounds like your tank is not completely cycled so it is entirely unsuitable for any type of ... | ||
| unknown creature | 10/6/2011 | David Francis |
| Q: I found these creatures in my tank after turning on my light in the morning. would to love to know ... A: From your image, I'd have to say it's a Flatworm. Regarding Flatworms, typically they don't pose a ... | ||
| cycling a new tank | 10/5/2011 | marcus |
| Q: I have a 45 gallon corner tank, 2 inches of crushed coral as substrate, 10 pounds of live rock, a ... A: your doing great so far! you just should get another 40 or so pounds of live rock because every time ... | ||
| Unknown animal growing on live rock | 9/23/2011 | David Francis |
| Q: I have had this live rock in my tank for three years.Recently a pink animal has started to grow.I ... A: Great question. The marine animal in question, is a pink sponge, that is completely harmless, and ... | ||
| saltwater setup | 9/21/2011 | marcus |
| Q: I have a 90 gallon and want to turn it into salt water. I have a new fluval 405 ehiem and 2 ... A: for a saltwater tank i would really recommend a sump, or refugium with a protein skimmer. this is ... | ||
| Saltwater Equipment and fish | 9/20/2011 | marcus |
| Q: I’m just getting started in the marine world. I’ve only had saltwater tanks for the last couple ... A: when you do a water change you may want to vacuum some of the sediment up but it doesnt hurt ... | ||
| Marine tank | 9/18/2011 | marcus |
| Q: what supplies would be needed to setup and maintain a 3 gallon FOWLR tank? Thanks. A: you may want to consider going with a reef tank, most of the times with nano tanks people set them ... | ||
| Sick Clownfish | 9/9/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: I just moved my 2 clownfish into a 55 gallon tank. I have had them both for almost 6 years I think. ... A: Eddie, I think she is stressed. Do not push her with your hand it will stress her more. Just ... | ||
| Saltwater tank | 9/4/2011 | marcus |
| Q: Is a Rapids 3-stage power filter enough to support a 3 gallon FOWLR aquarium? Is an 18 watt bulb ... A: a fowlr is fish only with live rock which im sure you know. i would not suggest having a fowlr in ... | ||
| seahorse | 9/2/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: I have a 20gal with Aqua-Tech power filter. I recently bought a seahorse i think its a Hippocampus ... A: Michelle , I answered this questions right after I got it . Then I found it. Anyway sorry about ... | ||
| cloudy water salt water | 8/29/2011 | marcus |
| Q: what causes cloudy wter, how do i clear it up? A: it depends, if you just added the water to the tank it could be just the sand has clouded up and it ... | ||
| chocolate chip starfish | 8/21/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: my question is about chocolate chip starfish. A friend mine recently got one and he a has a cleaner ... A: Alonso, Just a little history there are over 1,800 different species of sea stars. Mostly in the ... | ||
| goniopora LPS | 8/18/2011 | marcus |
| Q: hello yesterday i bought a green goniopora coral do you no any info on this coral thanks A: lps corals normally need more light than soft corals but are not near as light hungery as sps coral. ... | ||
| seahorse | 8/10/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: I have a 20gal with Aqua-Tech power filter. I recently bought a seahorse i think its a Hippocampus ... A: Michelle , I have a couple questions for you....are you keeping live plants? If not the lighting ... | ||
| seahorse | 8/10/2011 | marcus |
| Q: I have a 20gal with Aqua-Tech power filter. I recently bought a seahorse i think its a Hippocampus ... A: your doing alot more right than you are wrong, one of the main things i am worried about is the ... | ||
| seahorse | 8/10/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: I have a 20gal with Aqua-Tech power filter. I recently bought a seahorse i think its a Hippocampus ... A: Michelle , I have a couple questions for you....are you keeping live plants? If not the lighting ... | ||
| seahorse | 8/9/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: I have a 20gal with Aqua-Tech power filter. I recently bought a seahorse i think its a Hippocampus ... A: Michelle , I have a couple questions for you....are you keeping live plants? If not the lighting ... | ||
| led lighting | 8/9/2011 | Tina Beatty |
| Q: i have a 5 gallon tank and i am looking for a reasonably priced way to light it with led's, i have ... A: Marcus, If you want to grow live corals a five gallon aquarium its not the way ...live rock grows ... | ||
Saltwater Aquarium
Answers by Expert:
marcus
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
i have about 15 years of experience in the reefing hobby but have been keeping aquariums for about 20, i am up to date on all the latest equipment such as led lighting, dosers, the new tanks available such as the red sea max and i can help you with many creatures that most other people have never even kept before such as sehorses, cephs, and sharks and rays.
Experience
15 years in the reefing hobby and it has come to my attention this site needs some more informed experts.
Organizations
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Education/Credentials
masters degree in marine biology
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